#288 | Albert Pierrepoint | Britain’s Most Famous Executioner

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He was Britain's most famous hangman and was responsible for the executions of up to 600 prisoners.

In this episode, we'll explore the curious life of a man who ended people's lives for a living.

• The unusual boyhood dream of Albert Pierrepoint • Executions running in the family • Capital punishment in the UK in the early 20th century • Becoming an assistant executioner and working with his uncle • Conducting his first execution • The "long drop" • Executing Nazi war criminals • Becoming a pub landlord • Why Albert Pierrepoint was so successful • Controversial hangings in the 1950s • Was he really a kind and gentle man? • Retiring from his job as an executioner • The beliefs of Albert Pierrepoint about capital punishment • Legacy in books, films & TV

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/albert-pierrepoint

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